Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-01-27
Persons and PARTICULARS.

Invitations are out for grand Ma
sonic ball at Boscobel February 9th.
Donation party at Hurricane church
tonight for the benefit of Rev. X Pen
gilly.
John Wright enjoyed his trip to the
Boscobei ice palace. He came home on
toboggan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sutphen Flagg, -oi
Edgsrton, are visiting Mr.. Flagg's par
cnts in this city.
Fifteen new and renewed subscrip-
tons came to US one day last week,
from Glen Haven.
Mr.. A. G. Alexander gave us ,aocall
on Thursday and also years subscrip-
ton for the Herald.
w. G. Chandler went to Madison on
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the
Wisconsin press Association.
Editors Rindlaub and Mrs. Lester at
tended The meeting of the Wisconsin
Press Association 1t Madison this week.
Ex-Sherlff j. l.. Rewey came in on the
noon train yesterday. He is running a
ranch in Nebraska and is apparently
doing well.
John Wood, of North Andover, was
in town on Wednesday, He gave US
call and renewed his subscription for
the HERALD.
Rev. and Mrs. Grinnell have moved
from the Hubbard House and hereafter
their friends wilffind them at Mrs. w.
b. Baxtei's.
A very small girl made her appear
ance for the first time at the home of
VIM. and Sarah Divall, on the 2lst day
of this month.
On Tuesday morning Mr.. John Howe
started off on one of his regular bust
ness trips, after long and pleasant va
cation at home.
The Farmers Institute now in pro-
gress at Boscobel is likely to prove a
valuable one. A more extended account
will be given later.
Robt. Schilling comes here at the re-
quest Of Ritner Stephens and w. III.
Holford. His main object is to organ
ize an assembly of the Knights of Labor
The dancing club had one of their
pleasant dances again last evening.
The music was, as usual, inspiring and
those who attended report a delightful
time.
Mr.. j. 2. Miller, town treasurer of
Marion, brought the taxes collected
from that town over to Lancaster Tues
day and deposited them with the County
treasurer.
Mr.. ID. Mcpherson, of Little Grant,
has sold his farm and bought one of
Mr.. S. Mitchell's cottages in the south
part of town where ne will remove in a
short time.
Miss Clara Jones left Tuesday morn
ing for Madison, where she will spend
few days, going from there to White
water for more prolonged visit with
friends in that place.
Mr.. w. A. Barnes OF Cassville sell
dom visits Lancaster. We had the
pleasure of call from him this morn
ing. He has taken the HERALD twenty
five years and is started on the twenty
sixth.
George L. Stevens, of Cassville,
brought load OF lumber to town We'd
nesday. and gave us call and a SUBJ
scription He looked in at the club
dance and couldn't help shaking foot
with the rest.
A large number of the relatives of
Mrs. +. B. Sherman met at her home
Tuesday evening. About thirty were
present. After tea the time was passed
in games and charades. making it do
lightful occasion.
Presiding Elder b. Z. Wheeler will
hold quarterly conference in the Metho-
dist church in Lancaster at 2 p. m.
Saturday, and at Hurricane Saturday
evening at o'clock, and on Sunday at
1870 a. m. and 1880 p. IN.
In these dull. ''hard times" it is q
crying shame not to patronize home in
dustries. Those who contemplate mar
riage 10 the future, should remember
that there are plenty Of people in Lam
caster, qualified to tic the knot salts
factorily.
Vim. Anderson, rising young farmer
of the town Of Mt Hope, called at the
HERALD Office Tuesday and added his
name to our subscription books. He
reports that his brother james L. Alder
son, who went to Flandrau, Oak. last
spring, has taken unto himself wife
and is prospering finely.
The HERALD man enjoyed an hours
conversation with Robt Schilling on
the train yesterday. His views on labor
questions are not extreme. and he pro-
fesses to have no sympathy with anarch-
ism, or revolutionary methods. Some
of his ideas seem to us wild and chin
erical, but anybody who has stood up
against the logic Of Rit. Stephens and
W. II. Holford need not be afraid to
hear Schilling. "a
Annaton.
There is new arrival nj the resi-
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